Collaborative Technology Access Programme (cTAP)
The ?11.3m cTAP building provides businesses access to facilities and expertise located in the Chemistry Department currently unavailable to inwardly investing businesses within the UK.
As part of a £26 million investment in Chemistry, our research is supported by our new, custom-designed laboratories and an extensive array of instrumentation and equipment.
Our facilities contain dedicated synthetic, physical, analytical and biological research laboratories, as well as computer-based labs for our Chemical Theory and Computation researchers. Labs are equipped with state-of-the-art spectroscopic and analytical instrumentation, as well as gloveboxes, fume hoods, and a variety of computational equipment. Instruments are supported and maintained by our four experimental officers, who you should contact if you wish to use the equipment. Our instrumentation as a whole is worth approximately £7 million, and if you choose to study a PhD with us, you will have access to much of it for your own research.
Our own facilities are available for use by members of other departments, as well as other universities and commercial users. For specific enquiries, please contact the relevant experimental officers, but if you are unsure of your needs, contact instead.
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Magnetic Resonance
The Department has facilities dedicated for NMR in the solution and solid states, as well as instrumentation for EPR.
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Mass Spectrometry and Separations
The Department has a wide variety of mass spectrometry and separations equipment. The mass spectrometry and separations facilities are in A70 and A71 Faraday Building, and in B06 cTAP.
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Microscopy and Nanofabrication
A wide range of microscopy and nanofabrication facilities are available for use in the Department.
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Optical Spectroscopy
The department is equipped with a wide and varied range of instruments for optical spectroscopy, including dedicated CD and time-resolved fluorescence equipment.
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X-Ray
The Department is well-equipped for X-ray diffraction of single crystals and powders, as well as for X-ray fluorescence.
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Elemental Analysis
The department is equipped with a several options for elemental analysis of samples.
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Sample Preparation
Much of the analytical equipment available in Chemistry requires some form of sample preparation, and shared equipment is available for some applications.
